Ph.D Management Working Professionals at IIM Shillong Offline Course

PhD (Working Professionals) at IIM Shillong is an unique doctoral programme in management for working professionals that envisages to expand the research frontiers of working professionals. This doctoral programme aims to produce graduates skilled in research with both a theoretical and practical understanding of the complex problems facing today’s organizations and management professionals. This programme also provides its participants with an excellent opportunity to contribute to the field of management sciences by offering an interdisciplinary and holistic perspective to defining and solving management related problems in the following domains of management:

• Economics and Public Policy
• Finance and Accounting
• Information Systems
• Marketing Management
• Operations and Quantitative Techniques
• Organizational Behaviour, Human Resources and Communication
• Strategic Management
• Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics

Programme Duration

The minimum commitment to the programme is 3 years, but candidates are expected to complete the programme in four years and ensure that they complete the requirements of the programme within this stipulated time. In case candidate is not able to complete the programme in four years, they can be given two extensions of 6 months each depending upon their progress

Curriculum and Course Work

During the coursework, classes will be held in IIM Shillong campus. Accommodation and fooding charges will be extra if Campus accommodation is available and is availed by a candidate. The on-campus course work will have three modules in the first year and one module in the second year. First year courses will be having 9 credits distributed over three modules named:-Fundamental Courses in Management – I (Module I)Fundamental Courses in Management – II (Module II)Fundamental Courses in Managerial Research (Module III)In the second year there will be 3 credits of course work.Advanced Courses in Managerial Research (Module IV)